The Fascinating Foundling

The Fascinating Foundling
Written byGeorge Bernard Shaw
Date premiered1909 (amateur)
January 1928 (professional)
Place premieredArts Theatre (1928 production)
Original languageEnglish
SubjectFoundlings demand parenting from the Lord Chancellor
Genre"tomfoolery"
SettingThe office of the Lord Chancellor

The Fascinating Foundling (1909) is a short comic play by George Bernard Shaw. Shaw classified it as one of his "tomfooleries". He was so unimpressed with his own work that the published text was humorously subtitled "a Disgrace to the Author".